Hinged structure



May 31, 1932. u c. THIES HINGED STRUCTURE MM 1L M duom Patent ecl May31, 1932.

URBAN a r iners, onmiy'ron, :10, "ASSIGNORITO THE GLOBE-WERNICKECOMPANY,i

QFCINGINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO iinvenn :srauorman rAriplication filed s in is,

"I This invention relates to the construction of hinged members; suchfasdoors and the like- One objectof the invention is the provision of afiller member for cooperation with' a hinge toprovide a finishedappearance at the a point of hinge attachment, the filler member havingend, extensions by which it is heldin I place.

Another object of the 'inventionis therpro- V vision of a door having afiller member of the I type mentioned, of reversible formandconstruction and adapted to cooperate witha reversible hinge and whichmay be; "readil mounted inipo'sition on thedoor. I

Other objects and advantages of :the ll1' vention will be apparentfromthe following description, the; appended claims, and accompanyingdrawings 7 V a I In the drawings, which-disclose apreferred embodimentof the inventio'n,- i

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary elevationof a hinge structure constructed in,accordance .withthis invention; I

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; Fig.2 is a sectional view on the Cline. 2 2

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' Fig. 3 is a sectionalview on the line 3 3 Fig. tie a of thehingefillermem- Fig. 5 is anendview of the same. In itsillustrated form theinvention is applied to a hinge member which may be a 7 sheet metaldoorsuch as is used in hotels,

oflices and factories. In such constructions the parts used should bereadily assembled and dismantled with a minimum of labor and loss ofmaterial. The component parts of the structure are generally made sothat they may be used in a variety of combinations, and

are usually made interchangeable so that a 1 variety of structures maybe fabricated from aminimum stock of parts.- The doors, for

example, are preferably provided with reversible hinges so that they maybe hung from either side of the door frame to swing in either direction.I I

This invention discloses a door construction which permlts suchusageiand' which, in

addition, provides a neat appearance for the 19 which maybe attached tothedoor edge 1y not of suiiicient widthso that they may hingeand thesurface 23 of the hingepin 24.

these extensions may fill; within the sheet metal 1930; SerialNo.445,295.-

desired position. 1 v i 7 v On the door 10 is a hinge llattachedtheretoby some suitable means such as the attaching-;screws 13. As shown, thehinge isattached to the edge '15 of the doonand received in an indentedor cut away depression, as at 16, sothat. the plate portion 17 ofthehinge will lie flush with the door edge I 15. In the sheet metal doorshown the stile surfaceis cut awayanda backing plate 18" is provided forthe attachment of thehinge; the backing-plate being preferably a heavyrigid metai member 'havingexte'nding ends in some suitable manner as bywelding 1 The lbacking plate 18 is provided With symmetricallypositionedv attaching means for the hingesuchas the tappedholes 20,which match the hinge plate attaching screw holes 21- so that the hingell may be attached in reversemanner to enablethedoor tobehung for eitherright'hand or left hand operation i without'inverting the door itself;

The cut away portion 16 extends across the full width of thedoorstile sothat the hinge plate may be, attached with the hinge pin on I eitherside. The door may be of considerable V thicknesswhilestandard hingesare frequentreachfclompletely from one side of the door to the other,andwheresuch standard hinges are used the space at theend of thehingemay be filled by the filler -member 25 which takes up the spacebetween. the end 5220f the 5 the door opposite This fillerf member 25 ispreferably made .as an integral member, preferably a metal casting, andas'shown comprises a body portion 26 on which are theend extensions 27and 28 reaching beyond theends of the hinge,

plate 17, the extensions '27 and28 being'cut away as indicatedin Figs.Land 5so that door stilewith the outer surfaces of thebody w i a portion26 flush with both the hinge and the side, and edge of thedoor, thus'giving a' finished appearance to-the end ofxthedoor.

The thickness ofthe body portion 25 is prefer- 1 1.00

ably the same as the thickness of the hinge plate 17 so that the fillerpiece can lie against the outer side of the backing plate 18, and

' when the hinge is screwed in position on the door it will be seen thatthe filler member is firmly held in its intended position even though itis not directly screwed or rigidly attached to either the door or thehinge.

Thelength of the filler piece including its extensions 27 and 28 is suchtliatf when the hinge is removed,'tl1e filler member can be positionedangularly in the cut away depression or indentation in the edge 15 ofthe door so that the filler piece can be removed-tm wards the side ofthe door adjacent the hinge pin. Itwill be apparent that the extension27 for example may remain within the door edge at the right as viewed inFig; 1" while I the lower end of the filler member is being removedtowardsthe left and then after the extension 28 is free of the door thefiller member can be withdrawn vary readily to permit the reversal ofthe parts. The filler member is symmetrically constructed sothat it maybe reversed and mounted in position on the left hand sideof thedoorinstead of the right as viewed'inFig. '1, whenthe-hinge is reversed andthe hinge pin is mounted on the righthand side of the door'instead ofthe left. The attaching screw holes in both the hinge plate 17' and thebacking plate'18 are symmetrically positioned with respect t'othe sideedges of the door to permit this reversibility of the hinge; Preferablythe attmhing holes 20 inthe hacking plate 18- are symmetrically arrangedwith respect to'op- 1. A- hinge filler piece forhing'edmembers of thecharacter described comprising a sing'le integral member adapted to' lieflush with the hinge and flush with the hinged memher and having endextensions 'projectingbd place.

member, a hinge therefor secured at one edge of said member andprojecting only part way across said edge, and a filler piece flush withthe hinge and with the hinged member and having end extensionsprojecting and fitting 'thin the hinged member andretained thereb v V 4.In a construction of the character described, a hinged door, a hingeattached to an edge of the" door" and terminating short of'thedoor'face,and a" filler member detachably mounted adjacent and abuttin r saidhinbgkeand filling the s ace between the end 0 f: e hinge and the ace ofthe door,'said filler member havingend extensions for'securingit inplace rojecting into the door beyond theendsof t ehingm- 5. 'In aconstruction of the character-fie scribed, a hinged (100e,; reversiblehingeiattaclied toan edge'iofthe door and terminate ing'sh'ort ofthedoor: face, and a reversible filler'm'ember constructed as a singleintegral casting and mounted adjacent said hin'geto fill the spacebetween the end of the hinge and the face of the door. a p

6. In: a construction of the character described, adoor, a reversiblehinge therefor, a fillerrmember'ati the endi'ofr thehin for fillinitlrespace-between the end of the bags and t e face of thedoonand means forreversely attaching said hinge to said-door, said filler memberhavingend extensions projecting back on theredge'of the door adjacentthe point of attachment of the hinge.

7 In combination, a door, a hinge therefor, said doonhavinga depressionextending from one side to the 'otherof: the door edge for reoeiwing:said hinge, i and a: filler member' filling thespace within thedepressing between the't-end of thehinge and'theface of the'door, saidfiller member having a thickness equal to the thickness of the hinge,and having 7 means at the end thereof for securingrit in In testimonywhereof I hereto affix-my signature. URBAN C; THIES.

yond the ends-of the hinge and adapted tube receivedin the hingedmember;

2, In combination, a hinged member, a

hinge therefor secured at one edge of said member and projectingonly'part way across said edge, and a filler piece flush with the hingeand'flush with the hinged member and having1 short end extensionsprojecting within the inged member. 7 I

3. In combination, a sheet metal hinged

